Put on the whole armor of God by means of contunual, unremitted
persistance in prayer. Prayer is
talking to God.... in a DIALOGUE, not just a monologue. It says in 1
Thes 5:17 to pray without
ceasing, and in Colossians 4:2 to be devoted and persevere in prayer. In
2 Cor 13:14 Paul prays
that the "intimate fellowship and communion of the Holy spirit be with
you all".... and fellowship
implies two way talking. In 1 John 1:7 it says that if we "walk and
conduct our lives in the light as
he (God) is in the light, we have fellowship one with another,..." yet
another indication that we can
have a perpetual dialogue with our God.

We can talk to the Lord and listen for his response in our quiet time
(our closet, that secret place
where we shut out the world) as well as at work, vacation, church,
anywhere, because he is always
there, he never leaves us or forsakes us. Paul told the Galatians that
if we walk (conduct our lives)
in spirit (put on the new man) then we will in no wise fulfill the lower
craving of the flesh. The
spiritual armor of God will protect us from falling into temptations,
if we are faithful to wear it.
But I believe it is for offensive warfare, and not just for our personal
battles, but to battle "in spirit"
on behalf of the whole kingdom of God, and to put the

enemy of our souls under the footstool of our Jesus (1Cor15).

It is a command, written in the imperative mode all through the text,
to "put on the whole armor of
God". So we "miss the mark" and fall short of the glory of God if we
"neglect so great a salvation,
healing, and deliverance". This study is not at all comprehensive, and
can easily be expanded a
hundredfold, I suspect. There are so many verses and concepts to
cross-reference. But I hope this
has in some way challenged you to ready yourself to fight

in the battle today, while it is still called "today". May the Lord
bless and endue you with "THE
WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD".